Cost of living comparison

Bolivia

compared to

Moldova

Moldova vs. Bolivia Cost of Living Summary

Moldova is 66.4% more expensive than Bolivia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Moldova
Groceries: pay 33.4% more in Moldova
Transportation: pay 63.2% more in Moldova
Housing: pay 77.2% more in Moldova
Childcare: pay 89.3% more in Moldova
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.8% more in Moldova
Clothing: pay 47.4% more in Moldova

The cost of restaurants, childcare, housing, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Moldova are more expensive than in Bolivia. Notably, restaurants, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Moldova.

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Moldova vs. Bolivia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moldova instead of Bolivia, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Bolivia	Moldova
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 BOB23.44	$9.35 MDL167.98	+366.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.54 BOB53.06	$8.74 MDL157.06	+92.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 BOB8.31	$1.02 MDL18.32	+43.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BOB6.12	$0.67 MDL12.05	+28.1%
Average			+167.3%

Bolivia vs. Moldova - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.4% more for groceries

	Bolivia	Moldova
Bread 1 loaf	$0.97 BOB11.38	$0.51 MDL9.13	-47.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.77 BOB20.69	$3.87 MDL69.59	+118.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.66 BOB31.04	$4.41 MDL79.21	+66.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.33 BOB15.50	$2.31 MDL41.48	+74.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.28 BOB15.01	$2.20 MDL39.50	+71.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 BOB9.46	$0.45 MDL8.11	-44.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 BOB4.25	$0.93 MDL16.65	+154.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.37 BOB4.34	$0.87 MDL15.67	+135.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 BOB7.38	$1.04 MDL18.65	+64.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 BOB3.65	$0.31 MDL5.63	+0.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 BOB3.60	$0.23 MDL4.22	-23.7%
Average			+33.4%

Bolivia vs. Moldova - Cost of groceries

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pay 63.2% more for transportation

	Bolivia	Moldova
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.28 BOB26.70	$6.15 MDL110.50	+169.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.33 BOB249.40	$17.07 MDL306.73	-20.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$13,953.84 BOB163K	$32,274.90 MDL580K	+131.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.32 BOB85.57	$4.30 MDL77.27	-41.2%
Average			+63.2%

Bolivia vs. Moldova - Cost of transportation

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pay 77.2% more for housing

	Bolivia	Moldova
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.45 BOB250.79	$10.64 MDL191.11	-50.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.68 BOB3,270.08	$414.42 MDL7,445.70	+48.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$198.23 BOB2,317.77	$301.91 MDL5,424.26	+52.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.53 BOB240.01	$134.34 MDL2,413.65	+554.5%
Average			+77.2%

Bolivia vs. Moldova - Cost of housing

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pay 89.3% more for childcare

	Bolivia	Moldova
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$120.46 BOB1,408.41	$219.48 MDL3,943.33	+82.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,766.38 BOB32,345.61	$5,438.11 MDL97,703.64	+96.6%
Average			+89.3%

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pay 28.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bolivia	Moldova
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.39 BOB16.21	$1.50 MDL26.88	+7.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 BOB19.90	$1.77 MDL31.77	+3.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.72 BOB20.16	$3.38 MDL60.81	+96.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.62 BOB264.50	$31.66 MDL568.73	+39.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.70 BOB54.99	$6.45 MDL115.91	+37.2%
Average			+28.8%

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pay 47.4% more for clothing

	Bolivia	Moldova
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.62 BOB358.01	$52.78 MDL948.25	+72.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.25 BOB341.97	$38.13 MDL685.02	+30.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$52.01 BOB608.10	$92.27 MDL1,657.83	+77.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.19 BOB657.00	$66.57 MDL1,196.02	+18.5%
Average			+47.4%

Bolivia vs. Moldova - Cost of clothing

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